Messenger: Chapter 20 of Dearest

by Alethea Kontis

The deleted last chapter from Dearest! (Woodcutter Sisters, Book Three) The only reason it's not free is to keep new readers from spoiling the series for themselves...or anyone else on the internet.
PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2015

About the author

Alethea Kontis is a New York Times bestselling author, storm chaser, Saturday Songwriter, and granddaughter of a pirate. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award. She was twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula Award and Dragon Award. Alethea narrates stories for multiple online magazines and does freelance work for Writing the Other. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida where she watches K-dramas with her teddy bear, Charlie. Together they are ARMY, VVS, and Black Roses. 🥀
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Reviews

[Barry Simiana]

Which idiot decided that "Dearest" needed to end without this chapter? Yes the book is complete without it but this opens up so many new paths the overall story can go. It must have been the same fool that decided that the series needed to stop at book three, instead of the end being at least six books away. Didn't the publisher learn anything from JK Rowlings experiences in publishing? Not like they're a secret of anything. Their loss.

even as a stand alone chapbook it's good, very good, just like the rest of the books. Gives a few hints, drops a few allegations. Can't wait for more. Would be good to see it in it's context one day.

[Michelle Bowen]

This is the final chapter of Dearest which is book 3 of the Woodcutter sisters series that got deleted from the book! I love the whole Woodcutter family and so any book I can read to further the story I want it. Do not read this until you have finished Dearest.

[Nan]

Like the rest of the novel "Dearest," this wasn't quite what I wanted at the time that I read it. I may like it better on a reread.

[Alyssa]

Yes it is short, but it IS a deleted Chapter so you can't expect much more. I have no clue why they had Alethea Kontis cut it in the first place but it makes a great segway into another story and gets you even more excited for the next book to come out!

[Tressa (Wishful Endings)]

Great lead in to the next book!

This chapter follows the other books in leaving a little cliffhanger for the book that will follow. Loved it, except now I'm dying to read the next book to find out what will happen next.

[Katy]

Darn publishers.. WHY they thought it was a good idea to leave this chapter out of Dearest is beyond me. Anyways, don't read this until after Dearest! It's not required reading, but it definitely opens up more of what will come next.

[Jennifer Kelley]

The missing chapter 20 of Dearest!

[Deborah Blake]

Fabulous!